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| University of Minnesota Humphrey School | |
|---|---|
| Name | Humphrey School of Public Affairs |
| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Public |
| Parent | University of Minnesota |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | Minnesota |
| Country | United States |
University of Minnesota Humphrey School
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and public administration school at the University of Minnesota, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school emphasizes interdisciplinary training that connects scholars from fields represented by institutions such as Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Council on Foreign Relations, and Urban Institute, and it engages practitioners linked to entities like Minnesota Department of Health, Hennepin County, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, and United Nations.
The Humphrey School traces origins to the legacy of Hubert Humphrey, whose career intersected with events such as the 1948 United States Senate election in Minnesota, the 1964 United States presidential election, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Great Society, and the United Nations General Assembly, and whose policy work associated him with figures like Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman, Walter Mondale, Eugene McCarthy, and Adlai Stevenson II. Institutional milestones include affiliation with the Carleton College-era public affairs movements, program development concurrent with initiatives at Harvard Kennedy School, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Yale Jackson Institute, and collaborations with regional partners such as Mayo Clinic, Target Corporation, 3M, General Mills, and Land O'Lakes. Major expansions paralleled national trends following reports by committees like the National Commission on Excellence in Education and policy shifts seen in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis, the Reagan Revolution, and the Clinton administration's governance reforms.
Programs include professional degrees and interdisciplinary degrees modeled after curricula at Harvard Kennedy School, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, and London School of Economics, including a Master of Public Policy (MPP), Master of Public Affairs (MPA), doctoral programs (PhD), and joint degrees with Lawrence University-level partners and professional schools such as University of Minnesota Law School, University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Medical School, and affiliations reminiscent of exchanges with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Sciences Po. Concentrations address policy domains reflected in the work of World Bank, International Monetary Fund, OECD, Environmental Protection Agency, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with coursework that prepares students for careers found at City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, U.S. Congress, Minnesota Legislature, Peace Corps, and Amnesty International.
The school hosts research centers and institutes whose missions parallel initiatives at Pew Research Center, Kaiser Family Foundation, Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, Urban Institute, and Center for Strategic and International Studies, addressing themes connected to climate change negotiations, healthcare reform debates, criminal justice reform movements, transportation policy initiatives, and economic development programs. Notable centers collaborate with partners like Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and foundations such as Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation.
Admissions procedures resemble those at peer schools including Harvard Kennedy School, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Yale School of Management, and London School of Economics, evaluating profiles similar to applicants to Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, and Marshall Scholarship. Student life incorporates involvement with civic organizations like League of Women Voters, Minnesota Public Radio, City of Lakes Rotary Club, and professional societies such as American Society for Public Administration, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, and campus groups patterned after Student Senate, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, and community partners like Second Harvest Heartland and CommonBond Communities.
Faculty include scholars and practitioners whose profiles parallel appointments at Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Columbia University, and engagement with organizations such as World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme, International Labour Organization, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and National Academy of Public Administration. Administrative leadership historically involved figures with experience in offices like Minnesota Governor's Office, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, and municipal leadership similar to Mayor of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Alumni hold positions across institutions including Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Peace Corps, United Nations, European Commission, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Senate, United States Congress, City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Target Corporation, and nonprofit organizations such as Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors Without Borders. Graduates have participated in initiatives comparable to policy efforts under Lyndon B. Johnson, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter administrations.
The Humphrey School occupies facilities on the West Bank, Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, adjacent to institutions like the Guthrie Theater, Weisman Art Museum, Northrop Auditorium, Akeley Hall, and research neighbors such as Mayo Clinic, Fairview Health Services, and Minnesota Medical School clinical sites. Classrooms and centers host speakers from organizations like Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Council on Foreign Relations, World Bank, and United Nations and are served by transit links including METRO Blue Line, METRO Green Line, and regional services connecting to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.